Nation in Focus

February 9, 2013 10:17 PM

Justin Bertollo, 10, is followed by his dogs Daisy and Nelson as he pushes the snow blower while clearing the sidewalk along Third Street in Berwick, Pa., Saturday morning, Feb. 9, 2013.

Justin Bertollo, 10, is followed by his dogs Daisy and Nelson as he pushes the snow blower while clearing the sidewalk along Third Street in Berwick, Pa., Saturday morning, Feb. 9, 2013.

Photo: Jimmy May, Associated Press

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Premont junior David Arredondo sorts through sombreros for the right fit as members of Mariachi Estrella from Premont High School prepare to perform in the Texas High School Mariachi Competition, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in San Antonio. less

Premont junior David Arredondo sorts through sombreros for the right fit as members of Mariachi Estrella from Premont High School prepare to perform in the Texas High School Mariachi Competition, Saturday, Feb. ... more

Members of the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club surprise diners while dressed as a dragon and the Buddha in the Ho Ho Seafood Restaurant during a Lunar New Year celebration, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in the Chinatown section of Seattle. less

Members of the Mak Fai Kung Fu Club surprise diners while dressed as a dragon and the Buddha in the Ho Ho Seafood Restaurant during a Lunar New Year celebration, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in the Chinatown section ... more

Photo: Alan Berner, Associated Press

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From left, Worcester Polytechnic Institute freshmen Kyle Foster and Steven Como, both members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, jump from the fraternity house porch roof into a steep snow bank on Wachusett Street in Worcester, Mass., in the aftermath of an overnight storm on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. less

From left, Worcester Polytechnic Institute freshmen Kyle Foster and Steven Como, both members of the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, jump from the fraternity house porch roof into a steep snow bank on Wachusett ... more

Brooke Linsky knocks a snow-coverd branch in Central Park on February 9, 2013 in New York City. The park received almost a foot of snow, as New York was spared the worst of the massive snow storm that hit the U.S. Northeast. less

Brooke Linsky knocks a snow-coverd branch in Central Park on February 9, 2013 in New York City. The park received almost a foot of snow, as New York was spared the worst of the massive snow storm that hit the ... more

Junior firefighter Adam Krach, left, and firefighter Steve Ellis of the Warehouse Point Fire Department dig snow from a hydrant outside their station in East Windsor, Conn. on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast overnight. less

Junior firefighter Adam Krach, left, and firefighter Steve Ellis of the Warehouse Point Fire Department dig snow from a hydrant outside their station in East Windsor, Conn. on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. A behemoth ... more

A woman digs out her car after it was blocked in by drifting snow during a blizzard, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Portland, Maine. The storm dumped more than 30 inches of snow as of Saturday afternoon, breaking the record for the biggest storm on record. less

A woman digs out her car after it was blocked in by drifting snow during a blizzard, Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Portland, Maine. The storm dumped more than 30 inches of snow as of Saturday afternoon, breaking ... more

Photo: Robert F. Bukaty, Associated Press

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Snow gathers on shoes hung from power lines in the Lower East Side following a major winter storm on February 9, 2013 in New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast received a foot or more of snow through Saturday morning with possible record-setting blizzard conditions expected. Heavy snow warnings are in effect from New Jersey through southern Maine. less

Snow gathers on shoes hung from power lines in the Lower East Side following a major winter storm on February 9, 2013 in New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast received a foot or more of snow ... more

Photo: Andrew Kelly, Getty Images

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Stephen Martin a cousin of Trayvon Martin is overcome with emotion during the "March for Peace" at Ives Estate Park in honor of the late Trayvon Martin on February 9, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Martin was killed by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012 while Zimmerman was on neighborhood watch patrol in the gated community of The Retreat at Twin Lakes in Sanford, Florida. less

Stephen Martin a cousin of Trayvon Martin is overcome with emotion during the "March for Peace" at Ives Estate Park in honor of the late Trayvon Martin on February 9, 2013 in Miami, Florida. Martin was killed ... more

Members on the California Highway Patrol search a truck for Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job, Friday, Feb. 8, 2013, in Big Bear Lake, Calif. less

Members on the California Highway Patrol search a truck for Christopher Dorner, a former Los Angeles police officer accused of carrying out a killing spree because he felt he was unfairly fired from his job, ... more

A resident of Third Street in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston looks out of his snow-coated front door Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions swept through the Northeast overnight. less

A resident of Third Street in the South Boston neighborhood of Boston looks out of his snow-coated front door Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013. A behemoth storm packing hurricane-force wind gusts and blizzard conditions ... more

Photo: Gene J. Puskar, Associated Press

A resident of Third Street in the South Boston neighborhood of... Photo-4164067.56540 - Houston Chronicle